Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Go Australia” by promoting the country as “a friendly, welcoming and enticing place” to meet. International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering opened in Sydney in October with 867 delegates. An additional 12,000 beds, including Crown Sydney (349 guest rooms and 7,858 sq. of meeting space) in Barangaroo.

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Skift

JULY 21, 2021

Events are a large part of Toronto's economic ethos. Maarten van den Heuvel / Unsplash Skift Take: Going for organic growth by tapping into already thriving sectors and industries at a community level, and aligning with government projects, are just two ways cities can plan better events and speed up their economic recovery.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2023

United Adds New Non-Stops to 100+ International Cities This Summer to Meet ‘Soaring Overseas Travel Demand’ United Airlines has announced that it will fly to 114 different international cities this summer and has expanded its flying by 25% versus last year to meet the sharp increase in demand for travel outside of the U.S.

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Attendease

JANUARY 9, 2024

EventUp is also a global venue marketplace, which means you can browse venues in all cities, such as New York City, Miami, San Francisco, London, Sydney, and more. EventUp will narrow the entire inventory of venues to only those that meet your requirements. We showcase venues in every market, big or small.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) has named Zickar corporate social responsibility manager. Before joining ICC Sydney, Zickar was a senior environmental scientist, working with the impact assessment and permitting team at AECOM. Read More : Australia Says G’Day to Returning Groups.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

MICE professionals in Sydney and around the world listen to in-person and remote speakers during the recent hybrid event, Convening Asia Pacific: The Global Recovery Forum. Hybrid meetings have the potential to combine scale and serendipity, said futurist Mark Pesce. Smaller in-person meetings can deliver serendipity but not scale.

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zkipster

MARCH 7, 2023

Louisa Hirst, Head of Client Relations for APAC and the Middle East at zkipster, hails from Sydney, Australia. “I studied for a BA at Sydney University , majoring in Fine Art History and English Literature. “After 14 wonderful years in New York, we moved back to Sydney to be closer to family.

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EncoreAPAC

JULY 4, 2021

The Australian Catholic Superannuation Annual Member Meeting for 2020 was forced to pivot online due to COVID restrictions. Having delivered many in-person, virtual and hybrid AGMs , Encore was the preferred choice to deliver a virtual Annual Member Meeting for 2020. View Encore’s virtual and hybrid event solutions.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 26, 2021

Covid-19 continues to disrupt meetings and travel. A NASA scientist hunkered down in his dark garage—the only place he can get cell phone reception—gives his keynote presentation to over 2,000 attendees at the world’s largest space science conference being held virtually from Sydney, Australia. To attend a virtual meeting from Sydney?

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

It’s the equivalent of skipping 12 return flights from Heathrow to Sydney; small efforts like this add up, and these subtle changes make a difference without a big impact on our food. The dairy free range of desserts is now available on the Meetings for Change Plus event packages – with carbon labeling as standard.

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Event Birdie

MAY 19, 2021

Or this one… academics from different universities in different countries meet at an international scientific meeting, share findings and agree to collaborate on the next phase of their research. Don’t miss Get Local, 29-30 July at ICC Sydney, to experience your next serendipitous moment. See you there: [link].

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

His most recent role was associate director, Americas, at Business Events Sydney. Her service industry career has spanned nearly every department, from station cook to executive meeting manager. He earlier served as Business Event Specialist at Tourism Australia. She brings her dedication and integrity to The Broadmoor.

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Event Birdie

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The Roundhouse, as the name would suggest, is a circular venue with one large central event space that is surrounded on the perimeter by a series of smaller meeting and function rooms, a Club Bar and a Beer Garden. However, it’s not just the round walls that make hosting an event at this Sydney venue an all-round exceptional experience.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The multi-hub format, with multiple connected venues like this meeting with 18 hubs in Spain, combines the benefits of both. As efforts to contain the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus by restricting travel ripple across the globe, a growing number of event organizers are opting to move meetings online as an alternative to canceling them.

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Hubilo Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2019

World Business Forum Sydney . City: Sydney. The Expo dates are: Sydney: 20–21 March 2020 at ICC Sydney Darling Harbour. Sydney Build Expo . City: Sydney. Sydney Build Expo is one of the biggest and leading events for construction, infrastructure and architecture. City: Sydney. 28th May 2020.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Popular destinations throughout the world have been busy adding new properties and attractions—from a spectacular entertainment venue in Montreal to a stunning convention center in San Jose, Costa Rica—that have enhanced their offerings to meeting groups and tourists. Related : Cvent Reveals Top Meeting Destinations for 2018.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2017

July 23–26, 2017 International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney Sydney, Australia. ICC Sydney just opened in December. The beautiful, state-of-the-art venue is one of the reasons IIA chose Sydney, but also made the planning process a challenge because for much of it the building only existed on paper. Event Details.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

As meeting planners, we want to know more about the interesting locations we’re seeing. We take you on a planner’s tour of the films’ picturesque settings— from Montreal to Atlanta to Sydney —and break down where to host an event. Lawrence Convention features 53 meetings rooms for a total of 77,952 sq. Filming location: Sydney.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 16, 2017

meeting hotels , leading event management software provider Cvent has released its annual list of top meeting destinations. 1 meetings destination in the country, only reinforces our ongoing commitment to this important industry.” meeting destinations are listed below. meeting cities. The top 10 U.S.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 21, 2022

The post WTTC Survey Assesses Cities’ Sustainable Tourism Growth appeared first on Smart Meetings. A city’s concentration refers to the density of visitors in relation to its population, airline ticket purchase seasonality, growth in visitor arrivals, popularity of tourist attractions and its focus on business versus leisure. Bangkok; 2.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 20, 2022

Meeting professionals are starting to rebook events in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, but continuing waves of Covid and cautious restrictions from some countries are resulting in a slow restart. The last PCMA Convening Asia Pacific was held in Sydney in 2020. Read More : PCMA Leads with Protocols, Inclusion and Transparency.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 31, 2023

Released last week (23 rd May 2023), the latest edition of the annual report tallies the number and location of international in-person association meetings held across the globe in 2022. Glasgow ranks 27 th in the world for number of international association meetings held (54) and Edinburgh ranks 30 th with 52.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 2, 2021

Before this, he worked as national sales manager, North America, for Visit Britain and executive meetings manager for Destination DC. He’s also worked in Sydney, New York City, Philadelphia and Hawaii while working with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. Sklencar is director of sponsorship for MPI’s Greater New York chapter.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A recent panel session at a meetings-industry conference highlighted the need for planners to have both a mentor and a sponsor, and to account for unconscious bias when seeking a promotion. This is according to a 2023 PCMA/Business Events Sydney survey of several hundred planners around the world.

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Event Industry News

MAY 11, 2022

After two years of connecting remotely, we finally get to meet each other face to face again, as in-person events start to resume. Put simply, a hybrid event is a tradeshow, conference, seminar, workshop, or other meeting that combines a “live” in-person event with a “virtual” online component. What is a hybrid event?

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EventMB

JUNE 15, 2022

Mlynarczyk is one of a growing group of mixologists who use botanical spirits (meaning non-alcoholic and, interestingly, no-sugar) marketed by companies like Seedlip , whose popularity was so explosive that the company quickly expanded from London to Los Angeles and Sydney.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 17, 2024

“The keynotes were selected because they had done extensive research on Taylor Swift,” said Natalia Almanza, international program and operations coordinator for Indiana University Bloomington’s Arts & Humanities Council in an interview with Convene for the March/April 2024 issue’s edition of “ There’s a Meeting for That.”

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

In 2019, Neal left ATL Airport District to work with 1600 Hospitality Group as meetings and events consultant. Neal is a member of the National Coalition of Black Meeting Planners and Religious Conference Management Association. Regis Singapore as director of rooms and Sheraton on the Park in Sydney. Casper van Eldik Thieme.

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Event Birdie

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

With home-schooling, virtual meetings, and daily exercise it can be hard to find time to schedule an activity that works for everyone. Are they home-schooling, do a lot of colleagues have meetings at a certain time, would a morning meeting, a lunch time chat or evening event work best for most people? Time of day. The best part?

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2017

After a time, the division was turned into an independent company of which I became part and continued to organize international association conferences won for New Zealand as well as numerous national meetings. MY ADVICE FOR YOUNG MEETING PROFESSIONALS. WHAT I DO NOW. FAVORITE THING ABOUT MY JOB. It would have to be the people.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 25, 2019

ICC Sydney and the organizers of Sibos 2018 made use of all the spaces the facility could offer, including creating places for attendees to relax between sessions. When Sibos — the annual event organised by financial messaging services provider SWIFT — took over ICC Sydney in 2018, the main objective was to help SWIFT achieve its goals.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 27, 2022

I’d like to get feedback from others who have held a meeting this year, or are close to holding one, to see how your events are doing. For those who have already had a meeting this year: Are you seeing an increase or decrease in attendance? What are the] factors — COVID, travel restrictions, pent-up demand for live interaction, etc.?

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 23, 2017

Meetings professionals can infuse the Olympic spirit into their next event by selecting a venue that has hosted the world’s greatest sporting competition. Spaces can accommodate anywhere from 18 to 250 people for meetings. Spaces can accommodate anywhere from 18 to 250 people for meetings. Sydney, Australia (2000).

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 23, 2021

Sydney and Brisbane, Australia; Istanbul, Turkey; Dubai; Copenhagen, Denmark; Trieste, Italy; and Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower lanyard, which is only worn voluntarily, could be a subtle but visible signal that someone requires extra help, time, or assistance in the meeting environment.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 14, 2019

As the Operations lead on upcoming events in Hong Kong, New York and Sydney, he is constantly working with a range of the latest event technologies to deliver these events successfully. Charlotte Hammerbeck, Director, Meetings Technology at GSK. Michael Shapiro, Editor, Technology, Northstar Meetings Group. Areas of interest.

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Event Birdie

APRIL 6, 2021

Location: – Pre-recorded sessions were done in both Sydney & Melbourne. – On-the-day production was in Melbourne (with Alana managing remotely from Sydney due to the boarders being closed). Date: 22nd January 2021 (the same event was broadcast twice to accommodate various time zones). Stickers (keepsake). >>All

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Event Birdie

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Why host an event in a boring, lack lustre room when there is a venue like The Mint located conveniently in the centre of Sydney? The latter is a state-of-the-art conference space that provides all the modern meeting requirements – aka video, projection and audio for virtual meetings.

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